More Clark Classical Carpets from SNY’s Record Breaking 5 June Sale

June 20, 2013

The world record setting Clark sickle leaf Kerman carpet, the massive Lafoes Esfahan, and the extraordinarily rare and beautiful Cairene round carpet, have hogged the headlines, but there were also another 22 lots sold for astonishing prices in Sotheby’s 100% successful sale of Classical Persian, Egyptian and Indian carpets in New York on 5 June. In addition to the Kerman, the bulk of the Corcoran/Clark consignment consisted of Central Persian Safavid era carpets – a wide range of 17th century red-ground wool pile Esfahan carpets and rugs (17 including the Lafoes), and three silk ‘Polonaises’. In addition to the round rug, the sale was rounded out with a second Cairene Ottoman carpet, a Mughal period north Indian wool carpet, and a fragmented early Deccani silk rug. A selection of ‘the best of the rest’ appears below.

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Lot 16. The Marquand ESFAHAN CARPET, CENTRAL PERSIA, 17th century.
Estimate: $150,000 – 200,000. SOLD. $437,000 USD
end borders re-attached, approximately 22ft. 3in. by 9ft. 5in. (6.78 by 2.87m.)
17th Century

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Lot 2. AN OTTOMAN RUG, CAIRO, EGYPT, ca. 1600. Estimate: $60,000 – 80,000, SOLD $317,000

Lot 5. ESFAHAN CARPET, CENTRAL PERSIA, 17th century. Estimate: $80,000 – 120,000, sold $413,000

Lot 7. A ‘POLONAISE’ SILK AND METAL-THREAD RUG, ESFAHAN OR KASHAN, CENTRAL PERSIA, 17th Century. Estimate: $35,000 – 45,000, sold for $173,000
approximately 6ft. 7in. by 4ft. 7in. (2.01 by 1.40m.)

Lot 6. AN ESFAHAN PART METAL-THREAD SMALL CARPET, CENTRAL PERSIA, Early 17th Century. Estimate: $40,000 – 60,000, sold $245,000
silk warp and some cotton whites
approximately 8ft. 4in. by 4ft. 7in. (2.54 by 1.40m.)

Lot 10. AN ESFAHAN RUG, CENTRAL PERSIA, Mid-17th Century. Estimate: $40,000 – 60,000, Sold $93,750. Approximately 6ft. 3in. by 4ft. (1.90 by 1.22m.)

Lot 11. AN ESFAHAN CARPET, CENTRAL PERSIA, mid 17th century.
Estimate: $60,000 – 80,00, SOLD. $281,000
approximately 11ft. 3in. by 5ft. 3in. (3.48 by 1.60m.)
Mid-17th Century

Lot 13. AN ESFAHAN RUG, CENTRAL PERSIA, Mid-17th Century.
Estimate: $30,000 – 50,000, SOLD. $75,000
approximately 6ft. 9in. by 4ft. 8in. (2.06 by 1.42m.)

Lot 15. ESFAHAN CARPET, CENTRAL PERSIA, 17th Century. Estimate: $20,000 – 30,000. SOLD $87,500. reduced in length, approximately 10ft. 11in. by 5ft. 3in. (3.33 by 1.60m.)

Lot 22. ESFAHAN CARPET, CENTRAL PERSIA, 17th Century.
Estimate: $40,000 – 60,000. SOLD. $137,000
reduced in length, approximately 13ft. 4in. by 5ft. 8in. (4.06 by 1.72m.)
17th Century

Lot 23. AN ESFAHAN RUG, CENTRAL PERSIA, First Quarter 17th Century
Estimate: $40,000 – 60,000. SOLD $395,000
approximately 7ft. 1in. by 5ft. (2.16 by 1.52m.)

Lot 24. A MUGHAL RUG, PROBABLY LAHORE, NORTH INDIA, Jahangir Period (1605-1627). Estimate: $40,000 – 60,000, SOLD $365,000
approximately 6ft. 8in. by 4ft. 6in. (2.03 by 1.32m.)

Lot 25. INDIAN SILK RUG, THE DECCAN, PROBABLY HYDERABAD. 17th Century.Estimate: $40,000 – 60,000, SOLD. $545,000
re-joined along central axis, approximately 7ft. 4in. by 5ft. 1in. (2.23 by 1.55m.)
late 17th Century

lot 14. AN ESFAHAN RUG, CENTRAL PERSIA, Mid-17th Century.
Estimate: $30,000 – 50,000. SOLD $137,000
approximately 6ft. 8in. by 4ft. 8in. (2.03 by 1.42m.)

Lot 9. A ‘POLONAISE’ SILK AND METAL-THREAD RUG, ESFAHAN OR KASHAN, CENTRAL PERSIA, First Half 17th Century. Estimate: $25,000 – 35,000. SOLD. $137,000
approximately 6ft. 9in. by 4ft. 9in. (2.06 by 1.45m.)